Wednesday, June 18, 2008

U-G-L-Y

There's nothing quite so demoralizing as seeing Craig Counsell (Craig Counsell!!!) hit a home run. Or seeing perpetual washout and strikeout master Russ Branyan knock one into orbit. Or to watch Ryan Braun knock the Jays pitchers around the park like they are tossing BP. (And speaking of BP...doesn't it look like the Jays could use a little extra, what with their measly four singles?)

Or seeing Benny the Bernie Brewer repeatedly slide down his slide into...wait, what happened to the beer he used to slide into? Not family-friendly enough? The team does recognize the fact that they are called "the Brewers", right?

We're doing our best to look on the bright side, and to not become another of the nattering nabobs of negativity burying this team. But after another washout like last night, we're wondering if this team is ever going to get it going.

And, would a goddamn knockdown pitch hurt every once in a while? Russ Branyan was diving into pitches like Rios on a groupie last night. Not saying to put one between the eyes, but give them something to think about at least.

It's pretty bleak... the irony is that Branyan (a DH if ever there was one) who is perpetually on the scrapheap and available to one and all, is raking for this team since coming up on May 25 (8 HR in 56 AB, admittedly small sample size). Yet JP cannot come up with anything better than Mench/Wilkerson/Stewart for DH/LF? Please.

I think you are right, although I might change the order a bit and flip W and Branyan... I guess my point was more that there are always some of these Cust/Branyan three-true-outcomes dudes floating around and this would be a good season to scoop one up - adjust on the fly. I think we could handle a few K's in this high-OBP, powerless lineup.